BIOL 223 micro anatomy of the eye summary

SS6 – Microanatomy of Eye




The retina consist of the following 10 layers:
1). stratum pigmentosum (pigmented layer of retina)
2). stratum nervosum (layer of rods and cones)
3). stratum limitans externum (outer glial limiting membrane)
4). stratum nucleare externum (outer nuclear layer)
5). stratum plexiforme externum (outer plexiform layer)
6). stratum nucleare internum (inner nuclear layer)
7). stratum plexiforme internum (inner plexiform layer)
8). stratum ganglionicum (ganglonic cell layer)
9). stratum neurofibrarum (layer of nerve fibers)
10). stratum limitans internum (inner glial limiting membrane)



1. inner glial limiting membrane 15. pigmented layer
2. layer of nerve fibers 16. choroid
3. ganglion cell 17. sclera
4. ganglionic cell layer 18. synapse
5. inner plexiform layer 19. axon
6. inner nuclear layer 20. nucleus
7. outer plexiform layer 21. myoid
8. amacrine cell 22. ellipsoid
9. bipolar ganglion cell 23. inner segment
10. horizontal cell 24. cilium
11. outer nuclear layer 25. outer segment
12. cone cell 26. pigment cell
13. rod cell 27. outer glial limiting membrane
14. layer of rods and cones




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